
Yesterday, 9to5Mac also covered that WhatsApp is planning to add quick reactions to the Status tab. Surely more people will start viewing status updates published by their contacts after the release of this feature.Īs of now, this feature is under development for WhatsApp Desktop, although WABetaInfo notes that it will be available for iOS and Android users soon. If the user clicks on the chat cell, WhatsApp opens the conversation with the contact but if they click on the profile picture of the contact that published a status update, their status update shows up. The publication explains how it’s going to work:

Now, it seems the company is really pushing hard for users to start taking advantage of this function more and more.Īccording to WABetaInfo, in a future update, when a contact publishes a status update, users will be able to see it right within the chat list or when the user searches for chats and messages.


A few years ago, WhatsApp launched Status, an Instagram Stories–like feature, to its app.
